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The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, releases a dove during the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a a Palestine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. Abbas is in Brazil to attend the inauguration of President-elect Dilma Rousseff on January 1, 2011, reflecting Brazil's decision this month to recognize a Palestinian state -- a decision since followed by Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay.

The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, releases a dove during the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a a Palestine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. Abbas is in Brazil to attend the inauguration of President-elect Dilma Rousseff on January 1, 2011, reflecting Brazil's decision this month to recognize a Palestinian state -- a decision since followed by Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay. (Getty Images)

The President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, releases a dove during the ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a a Palestine Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil. Abbas is in Brazil to attend the inauguration of President-elect Dilma Rousseff on January 1, 2011, reflecting Brazil's decision this month to recognize a Palestinian state -- a decision since followed by Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay.